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He may not have made the podium like his teammate Marco Bezzecchi, but Fabio Di Giannantonio can still be quite satisfied with how his weekend ended at the Jerez circuit. The Roman of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 racing team, in fact, managed to recover from a complicated start and finish tenth in the Spanish Grand Prix.
"I expected a bit more in terms of position, but in the first two or three laps the feeling with the rear tire was not great and I couldn't get good traction coming out of corners, so I was overtaken by Oliveira, Miller and Bastianini. That compromised my race a little bit, because then I had a good pace, with which I could finish just off the podium. Instead so I lost a lot of time, having taken a long time to pass Jack and Oliveira, and by the time I found myself alone it was too late to go and catch the riders in front - recounted Diggia - In my opinion, however, there is so much positive in this weekend as well, because we have always been competitive in these first four races, and I got my fourth consecutive Top 10 on tracks where last year we were far from even the top fifteen. That means we are making and have made a big step."
A nice response to that uncertain finish last season, in which he risked being left without a saddle.
"I expect there are no more doubts about the Diggia-MotoGP pairing. I feel I'm a very strong and fast rider, and since I've had continuity with the bike I've been riding I've always had good races. This year we've started off on the right foot, it's a great start to the championship and as soon as we fix two or three things to optimize the GP23, there will be nothing missing to stay with the guys at the front and we'll also be back to see Diggia doing great things," commented Fabio.
In these days, the 25-year-old also got to start studying the data of a champion like Marc Marquez, equipped from this year with his own bike.
"I started to see something and Marc, of course, is an incredible rider. He's a bit peculiar to see actually, because on the right he's one of the worst Ducati riders and on the left he's one of the best. In my opinion he has to be considered a little bit in the middle. I never compare myself too much with him, even though we are similar in certain aspects, such as the use of the throttle. I focus more on my teammate, or Pecco and Martin, who in my opinion are the ones who ride the ducati better, in general," noted Di Giannantonio, who can also draw extra motivation from the podium finish taken today by Bezzecchi.
"Seeing how they celebrate in the VR46 box, I can't wait to make eight podiums, because I want to make 800 parties! - he commented laughing - I was so happy for Bez, also because we love each other and in the first races he struggled a bit. Then here, when we have a party, we really celebrate. I'm motivated and I want to do great, but seeing what the celebrations are like gives you extra motivation."
Once again, the Jerez circuit proved to be a friendly track for Ducati, which monopolized the top five positions in the GP.
"We have a very competitive bike under braking and there are several corners here where we can bring a lot of speed and then brake hard, plus we have very good traction. I think the package, overall, is very good wherever we go, and here we were able to get the most out of it, also because of all the testing that Ducati did here," explained Di Giannantonio, who would be happy if the VR46 team continued with the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer in the future. "I basically don't know much, also because in our team we tend to try to separate the riders a little bit from everything else, to make them focus on what they have to do in the best way possible. I don't know if the team will stay with Ducati, but if so I would be very happy for them and maybe for me as well."
The Roman then addressed the issue of aerodynamics, saying whether or not he would be in favor of reducing it with the next technical regulation.
"It depends. As a rider I think the MotoGP bikes are fantastic and I would never go back, also because being prototypes these bikes have to be the ultimate expression of motorcycle engineering. I, personally, go crazy when I see new aerodynamic components and new devices, and the power that we have, because at the end of the day we are riding an F1 with two wheels and from my point of view that's the way it that it has to be ," he said, " Surely, though, right now the situation is a little bit more critical from the entertainment point of view , because with all these things it's getting harder and harder to overcome.
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